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John Sevier 1745–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 September 1745

Birth Location: New Market, Augusta County (now Rockingham) Colony of Virginia, British America (now USA)

Death Date: 24 Sep 1815

Death Location: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Valentine Sevier

Mother: Joanna Goad

Spouse(s): Catherine Sherrill, Sarah None, Sarah Hawkins

Children(s): Mary Sevier, Catherine Taylor, Joseph Sevier, Eliza Sevier

John Sevier was born in 1745 in New Market, Augusta County (now Rockingham) Colony of Virginia, British America (now USA), the child of Valentine Sevier And Joanna Goad. In 1810, John Sevier resided in Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, USA. John Sevier married Catherine Bonnie Kate Sherrill, Sarah, Sarah Hawkins, and had children including Catherine Taylor, Eliza Conway Sevier, Joseph Hawkins Sevier, Mary Preston Sherrill Sevier. John Sevier passed away in 1815 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Sevier was born in 1745 in New Market, Augusta County (now Rockingham) Colony of Virginia, British America (now USA), the child of Valentine Sevier And Joanna Goad.
  • In 1810, John Sevier resided in Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, USA.
  • John Sevier married Catherine Bonnie Kate Sherrill, Sarah, Sarah Hawkins, and had children including Catherine Taylor, Eliza Conway Sevier, Joseph Hawkins Sevier, Mary Preston Sherrill Sevier.
  • John Sevier passed away in 1815 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Valentine Sevier
1702–1803
Birth Location: London, England
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Joanna Goad
–1773
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Sherrill
1755–1836
Birth Location: SHERRILLS FORD, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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Sarah None
1746–1780
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Hawkins
1746–1780
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Sevier
1790–1860
Birth Location: Plum Grove, Washington, Tennessee, United States
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Catherine Taylor
1781–1843
Birth Location: Jonesborough, Washington County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Joseph Sevier
1763–1826
Birth Location: Augusta County, Virginia, United States of America
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Eliza Sevier
1790–1831
Birth Location: Tennessee
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John Sevier's Ancestors

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John Sevier
1745–1815
Birth Place: New Market, Augusta County (now Rockingham) Colony of Virginia, British America (now USA)
Parents
Valentine Sevier
1702–1803
London, England
Joanna Goad
–1773
Grandparents
Jean Sevier
1678–1718
Navarre, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Mary (Catherine) Smith
1685–
Parish St Giles, London, England
Great-Grandparents
Lieutenant Smith
1648–1708
Elizabeth Ball
1664–1724
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Sevier's Descendants

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John Sevier (23 September 1745–24 Sep 1815) m. Catherine ("Bonnie Kate") Sherrill (AUGUST 3, 1755–7 October 1836) m. Sarah (3 Jun 1746–1780) m. Sarah Hawkins (3 Jun 1746–1780)
  1. 1. Mary (Preston Sherrill) Sevier 1790–1860 m. William Richardson 1800–1860
    1. 1. Harvey Richardson 1825–1892 m. Venetta (G.) Kerby 1827–
      1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Richardson 1867–1928 m. Millard Black 1867–1927
        1. 1. William (Robert) Black 1891–1962 m. Susie (Jane) Seek 1903–1966
        2. 2. Beulah Black 1903–1993 m. George (Watkins) Anderson 1895–1975
        3. 3. Harvey (B) Black 1897–1976
        4. 4. Thomas (F) Black 1888–1945
        5. 5. Mattie (E) Presley 1891–1967 m. Arthur Presley 1889–1961
        6. 6. Lewis (Edgar) Black 1895–1954 m. Naomi Black 1902–1998
        7. 7. Vino Black 1899–
        8. 8. Lewis (Edgar) Black 1895–1954
        9. 9. Arnold (V.) Black 1917–1994
      2. 2. Mary (F) Richardson 1853–
      3. 3. Mathew (A) Richardson 1854–
      4. 4. Jno (D) Richardson 1856–
      5. 5. Martha (J) Richardson 1864–1930
        1. 1. Ethel Raines 1888–
      6. 6. Jessee (T) Richardson 1859–
    2. 2. Pleasant (Miller) Richardson 1821–1893
      1. 1. John (William) Richardson 1851–1919
        1. 1. Myra (Bertha) Richardson 1881–1953
  2. 2. Catherine Taylor 1781–1843
  3. 3. Joseph (Hawkins) Sevier 1763–1826 m. Elizabeth Lowry 1763–1839
    1. 1. Margaret Sevier 1799–1862
    2. 2. John (Taylor) Lowry 1878–
    3. 3. Anna (Jana) Cunningham 1868–
  4. 4. Eliza (Conway) Sevier 1790–1831

John Sevier's Timeline

5 Records

1745
23 September 1745
Birth of John Sevier in New Market, Augusta County (now Rockingham) Colony of Virginia, British America (now USA)
New Market, Augusta County (now Rockingham) Colony of Virginia, British America (now USA)
1810
6 Aug 1810
Age 65
John Sevier resided here in Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
1815
abt 1815
Age 70
John Sevier resided here in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA
1815
24 Sep 1815
Age 70
Death of John Sevier in Decatur, Morgan, Alabama, United States
Decatur, Morgan, Alabama, United States
1831
1831-1843
Age 86
John Sevier resided here in West Tennessee, Tennessee, USA
West Tennessee, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 September 1745
    Event Place: New Market, Augusta County (now Rockingham) Colony of Virginia, British America (now USA)
    Record Source:
    [1] Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Alabama, U.S., Revolutionary War Residents, 1776-1783
    [7] North America, Family Histories
    [8] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1810
    Event Place: Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1815
    Event Place: Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Alabama, U.S., Revolutionary War Residents, 1776-1783

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1831-1843
    Event Place: West Tennessee, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Indexed Early Land Ownership and Township Plats

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rockingham, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Tenth legion tithables (Rockingham Division) Rockingham County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tennessee, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: Davidson, Sumner, and Tennessee Counties, U.S., Census of the Cumberland Settlements, 1770-1790

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1815
    Event Place: Decatur, Morgan, Alabama, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, U.S., Marriages, Deaths, Wills, Court, and Other Records, 1784-1920
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Alabama, U.S., Revolutionary War Residents, 1776-1783
    [5] North America, Family Histories
    [6] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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